Florida officer confesses to tracking estranged wife 717 times via police camera database
A Haines City officer admitted to querying a Flock camera system to monitor his wife's location, triggering an investigation after the Washington Post contacted her.
What to know
- A Florida police officer used the Flock automatic license plate reader database to track his estranged wife 717 times over 21 months while on and off duty.
- The officer confessed to a supervisor; the investigation accelerated after the Washington Post contacted his wife about a planned story on the abuse.
- The case exposes a vulnerability in law enforcement access to license plate reader networks and the potential for personal surveillance without oversight.
The officer committed serious stalking abuse; 717 queries over 21 months shows systematic, predatory tracking.
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“Several, so like, maybe he was just did it once or twice out of curiosity… Oh, right. Another psycho cop”
reedmideke · Mastodon
“The investigation began Monday after Goodson confessed to a supervisor that he had made several inquiries on the Flock camera platform into the location of his estranged wife's vehicle”
WFLA · WFLA News
Officer Goodson Haines City police officerWashington Post News organization
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Folks, we got another one "Goodson’s confession came after he received a text message saying the Washington Post had been in touch with his wife and was planning to write a story on his misuse of the Flock database" wfla.com/news/polk-co... Our investigation: